Curacao vs Faroe Islands: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Curacao
12.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands
13.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Curacao rank
18th
Faroe Islands rank
15th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

  • Curacao
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 13.09 tonnes per person against 12.34 tonnes per person in Curacao, a difference of 0.75 tonnes per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Curacao's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curacao ahead.

Curacao ranks 18th and Faroe Islands ranks 15th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 7 and Faroe Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Curacao Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 81.72 tonnes per person 2.52 tonnes per person 79.2 tonnes per person Curacao
1960s 70.07 tonnes per person 3.78 tonnes per person 66.29 tonnes per person Curacao
1970s 74.88 tonnes per person 8.05 tonnes per person 66.84 tonnes per person Curacao
1980s 44.14 tonnes per person 10.83 tonnes per person 33.31 tonnes per person Curacao
1990s 24.09 tonnes per person 13.65 tonnes per person 10.45 tonnes per person Curacao
2000s 35.1 tonnes per person 14.62 tonnes per person 20.48 tonnes per person Curacao
2010s 32.17 tonnes per person 13.04 tonnes per person 19.13 tonnes per person Curacao
2020s 11.71 tonnes per person 13.72 tonnes per person 2.01 tonnes per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Curacao or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 13.09 tonnes per person against 12.34 tonnes per person in Curacao as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Curacao and Faroe Islands?
0.75 tonnes per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Faroe Islands?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Curacao and Faroe Islands rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
Curacao ranks 18th and Faroe Islands ranks 15th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.